Matthew 27:54

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Saw

Mark 15:39

Luke 23:47

Feared

Acts 2:37

Acts 16:29

Revelation 11:13

Truly

Romans 1:4

General references

Matthew 27:36

Luke 19:40

Bible References

Saw

And when the centurion that was standing opposite him, saw that he thus cried out, and gave up his spirit, he said: Truly, this man was the Son of God.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Truly, this was a righteous man.

Feared

When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles: Brethren, what shall we do?

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and in the earthquake there were slain names of men, seven thousand: and the rest were frightened, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Truly

and saying: You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

But Jesus remained silent. And the chief priest answered and said to him: I adjure you, by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God?

And they all said: You are, then, the Son of God? He said to them: You say that I am.

The Jews answered: We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

but declared to be the Son of God with power, according to his holy spiritual nature, by his resurrection from the dead,

General references

And they sat down and watched him there.

And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.